No-Fault Divorce Laws
No-Fault Divorce Laws
Are they contributing to high divorce rates?
A recent study by the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy apparently says so.
Please.
The implication here is that no-fault divorce laws make getting a divorce easier, therefore more people are filing. And if you believe that, maybe I can interest you in a great piece of beach-front property in Nebraska!
First of all, I think it's worth pointing out that the Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, which claims to be nonpartisan, seems very right-leaning to me. I poked around on the Web site and the group claims that its goal is to "strengthen marriage as a social institution." Meanwhile, it doesn't have much use for gay marriage. So the agenda seems pretty clear.
I understand that IMAPP advocates that families with children stay together. And it perceives that no-fault divorce laws give people an easy way out and leave more children in single-parent homes. With all due respect, I think IMAPP's concerns are misguided. Its position seems to blatantly disregard the fact that kids are adversely affected by living in situations where parents aren't getting along! I also don't see the logic in the argument that simplifying the divorce process will break up more families. The more difficult it is, the more adversarial the process will be. And how do you think that impacts the family?
My divorce was no-fault. We didn't have kids, so admittedly I have no personal experience on that front. But no matter what the process was going to be like, we were destined to split up. Whether we had to assign blame or not, the marriage was over. The decision had been made. We were glad we had a simple option. Here's hoping that option remains on the table.
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